Downed power line sparks fire after tree falls
Fire & ArsonIn Wharton Township, Pennsylvania, a downed electric wire sparked and caught fire after a tree fell on it. Crews say there is a risk of the fire spreading and a possible power outage.
Audio|Source: Fayette County Public Safety Dispatch
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Transcript:
00:00We have 526 LATO road Wharton Township for a tree down on wires.00:05Operations this time.00:13Free CEPO8 operations.00:25We're getting multiple calls now reporting there's electric line down, sparking, and on fire.00:31Then, we'll check it.00:34Recinct.00:35FD.O.00:408. County 615 on the call, just waiting on the driver.00:44Receive, FDA.00:5644 Portable County.00:5944 portable.01:01We're on scene of the transformer.01:04The telephone pole is covered in like trees and all kind of stuff.01:08I can't get a poll number, but I got a poll number for the adjacent pole.01:12Go ahead with it?01:14It is 173-7-1.01:18All right.01:21Received.01:22Any confirmation of a power out of you?01:28Team-based, affordable.01:33Did you go for me on 8?01:36Yeah, just, I'm going to check it out.01:38I might just have you bring the truck down some more fliers.01:41Just stand by there.01:42I'll let you know what's going on here in a second.01:46Ten plus.01:47Good advice fire company, too, that there's a bunch of vines and crew brakes is covering this wire.01:56If it does blow, they get in the way up across fire.
00:00
We have 526 LATO road Wharton Township for a tree down on wires.
00:05
Operations this time.
00:13
Free CEPO8 operations.
00:25
We're getting multiple calls now reporting there's electric line down, sparking, and on fire.
00:31
Then, we'll check it.
00:34
Recinct.
00:35
FD.O.
00:40
8. County 615 on the call, just waiting on the driver.
00:44
Receive, FDA.
00:56
44 Portable County.
00:59
44 portable.
01:01
We're on scene of the transformer.
01:04
The telephone pole is covered in like trees and all kind of stuff.
01:08
I can't get a poll number, but I got a poll number for the adjacent pole.
01:12
Go ahead with it?
01:14
It is 173-7-1.
01:18
All right.
01:21
Received.
01:22
Any confirmation of a power out of you?
01:28
Team-based, affordable.
01:33
Did you go for me on 8?
01:36
Yeah, just, I'm going to check it out.
01:38
I might just have you bring the truck down some more fliers.
01:41
Just stand by there.
01:42
I'll let you know what's going on here in a second.
01:46
Ten plus.
01:47
Good advice fire company, too, that there's a bunch of vines and crew brakes is covering this wire.
01:56
If it does blow, they get in the way up across fire.
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